Example sentences of "which [verb] [prep] most of " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Carl Prean may not be accommodated on one issue , the exclusion of German Bundesliga results , which account for most of his successes . |
| 2 | In addition there are rehearsals , which account for most of the time spent on music . |
| 3 | Moreover , the P cepacia problem has emerged at the same time as social networks have developed between adult patients with CF , and their families ; many individuals have derived great mutual benefit from these contacts , which provide for most of their social activity . |
| 4 | Further minor straws in the wind were Archbishop Makarios ’ request for British help in Cyprus in December 1963 , which drew in most of the Strategic Reserve 's 3rd Division before a hand-over to the United Nations could be negotiated ; and the quelling of the military mutinies in newly independent Tanzania , Kenya and Uganda in January 1964 , at their governments ’ request , by Commandos brought on the aircraft-carrier Centaur from Aden and by units of the Strategic Reserve in Kenya . |
| 5 | The process involves removing impurities from the coal by flotation , which deals with most of the inorganic sulphur . |
| 6 | On the rocky point near the settlement we came across a small flock of birds which had a very familiar look about them : they were whimbrel , that Arctic version of the curlew which breeds on most of the northern islands , including Shetland . |
| 7 | Oxygen in the atmosphere forms a screen , the ozone layer , which cuts off most of the ultraviolet rays of the sun . |
| 8 | Through the ports of Rye , Winchelsea and Shoreham the men of the Weald exported an increasing amount of timber , both as ‘ billets ’ of fuel and , in large oaks , for building ; one major ancillary of this was the ship-building industry which flourished in most of the county 's ports until the later fourteenth century . |
| 9 | His shoes were stout brown brogues , suitable for the tramping from place to place which takes up most of a detective 's time . |
| 10 | Nowadays , it 's the Pet Care Helpline which takes up most of Christine 's time and she has no plans of stopping . |
| 11 | The path we followed is only a short section of the 560-mile Ulster Way , which takes in most of the province and requires a good three weeks to complete , but this section of the coastal path can be completed in a couple of days , though longer is highly recommended . |
| 12 | The efforts being made now to change these attitudes are seeking to reverse a trend which persisted for most of this century endorsed by official government attitudes to the care of the handicapped . |
| 13 | Skippers in the Scottish white fish fleet , which accounts for most of the UK 's North Sea haddock catch , are particularly aggrieved at the EC 's ‘ swingeing ’ cut in quota this year . |
| 14 | This pattern holds for nitrate , which accounts for most of the nitrogen in the bay , and especially for nitrogen from ammonia , which , though a small part of the total , is far more prevalent in rainwater than in run-off . |
| 15 | The rapid expansion was due to development of the country 's mineral resources , dominated by diamonds ( which contributed over 84 per cent of export earnings ) and the beef industry ( which accounts for most of agriculture 's 3 per cent contribution to GDP ) . |
| 16 | Management rotation is practised , so that managers too can co-operate from a basis of knowledge , and this is reinforced by the ‘ lifetime employment ’ model which applies to most of these managers , and allows a considerable degree of company-specific expertise to develop . |
| 17 | The real highlight , though , was the grotto , which took up most of one wall . |
| 18 | Though small , it had wonderful views across the gardens and fountain from a tall sash window which took up most of one wall . |
| 19 | Ready-mixed developers are also available ( some require diluting ) which take out most of the guesswork of developing the board . |
| 20 | The figures also had to bear the cost of rationalising the company 's Thermalite aircrete block factories in the UK onto three sites , which accounted for most of a £10.4 million exceptional charge . |
| 21 | This latter ideology is in fact one which runs through most of the liberal adult education tradition in Britain . |